Piero Fassino

Piero Fassino (7 October 1949-) was Secretary of Democrats of the Left from 2001 to 2007, succeeding Walter Veltroni.

Biography
Piero Fassino was born in Avigliana, Piedmont, Italy in 1949 into a socialist family, and he became secretary of the Italian Communist Party's youth wing in Turin in 1971. In 1975, he became a member of the Turin city council, serving until 1985, and he served as the PCI provincial secretary from 1983 to 1987 and as a Provincial Councillor from 1985 to 1990. From 1991 to 1996, he was international secretary of the Democratic Party of the Left, and he also served in the Chamber of Deputies; he served as Trade Minister from 1998 to 2000 and as Justice Minister from 2000 to 2001. In 2001, he was elected Secretary of the Democrats of the Left, and he served until 2007. From 2011 to 2016, as a member of the Democratic Party of Italy, he served as Mayor of Turin.